Many women who like to wear shoes with high heels no longer want to go back to flat shoes.

 

This is not only because women develop a particular preference for high heels, but also because at some point their feet can no longer adjust and become "addicted" to the high heels.

 

Frequently wearing high-heeled shoes changes the Achilles tendon, which then hurts when switching to flat shoes. The Achilles tendon thickens and the muscle fibres in the calf shorten. This can make switching to flat-heeled shoes a real pain.